In a first for her book club, Oprah Winfrey picks 'A New Earth' for a 2nd time


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Oprah Winfrey at the premiere of the Netflix film in Los Angeles. Winfrey selected Eckhart Tolle's 'A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life Purpose' for her book club, marking the first time she has chosen a publication twice. — Photo: AP

Oprah Winfrey is beginning 2025 with an old favourite. She has selected Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life Purpose for her book club, marking the first time she has chosen a publication twice.

Winfrey, who launched her club in 1996, also picked A New Earth in 2008 and featured it in a series of webinars she hosted with Tolle. A New Earth was originally released in 2005 and has sold millions of copies.

"As we welcome a new year, I wanted to revisit the book that had more effect on me than any other book by a living author has had on my perception of how I understand my connection to the world," Winfrey said in a statement Tuesday. "As Eckhart’s work continues to speak to people from all generations, this podcast conversation is an offering to hear about his groundbreaking work A New Earth and allow us all to experience brand new a-ha’s."

A Winfrey-Tolle video podcast discussion, held recently at a Starbucks Reserve in the Empire State Building, can be seen on Winfrey's YouTube channel and other outlets. Last month, Winfrey launched The Oprah Podcast, a weekly series that will include book club authors. The interviews are presented in partnership with Starbucks.

"I am deeply grateful to Oprah for having made spirituality accessible to a mainstream audience," Tolle said in a statement. "Now, for the second time, she has chosen ‘A New Earth’ for her Book Club, thus bringing it to a new generation of readers at a time of increasing collective challenges. As there is no awakening and no gain in consciousness without challenges, we live in truly auspicious times!" – AP

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